What is CVE-2017-14796?

CVE-2017-14796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libbpg Project, classified under Integer Underflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-14796?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Libbpg Project

CVE-2017-14796

The hevc_write_frame function in libbpg.c in libbpg 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer underflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BPG file, related to improper interaction with copy_CTB_to_hv in hevc_filter.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg and sao_filter_CTB in hevc_filter.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg.

EPSS: 0.015 (72.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libbpg_project Libbpg — versions 0.9.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-191 — Integer Underflow

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14796?: CVE-2017-14796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libbpg Project, classified under Integer Underflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-14796?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.